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Huawei Honor 3C Mobile Phone
Huawei Honor 3C
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Samsung Galaxy S2 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S2
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mobile Phone
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The Honor 3C by Huawei may be cheap at £110, but it lacks 4G and comes with the ancient Android Jelly Bean, making it a poor choice even at that price.Read more
5 inches of HD, quad-core Android phone for just £110Read more
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3.9 out of 5
9 user ratings
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1 stars
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4.7 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.2Android 4.1Android 4.3
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.2 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreDual-coreQuad-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6582
N/A
Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412
GPU modelARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400
RAM memory2 GB1 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in4.3 in4.8 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px800 x 480 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS LCDSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density294.0 ppi217.0 ppi306.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayno
N/A
yes
HDRno
N/A
no
Multi touchyesyesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f2.6 f2.6 f
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB32GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistantno
N/A
no
Shock resistantno
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.49 in4.93 in5.38 in
Width2.81 in2.6 in2.78 in
Depth0.36 in0.33 in0.34 in
Weight4.94 oz4.09 oz4.69 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMini-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.03.0 HS4.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCno
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSB
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
2.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputNo
N/A
MHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEnoyes
  • no
  • yes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional

Battery

Replaceable batteryyes
N/A
yes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2300.0 mAh1650.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Fast chargingno
N/A
no
Wireless charging no
N/A
no
Standby time
N/A
710.0 h830.0 h
Talk time
N/A
18.0 h22.0 h

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